Nurses' pay dispute ends as offer accepted
Nurses' pay dispute ends as offer accepted
Nurses have accepted the latest pay offer from district health boards today - a move welcomed by the Government.
Mike Houlahan
Woodhouse pushes health targets case
Woodhouse pushes health targets case
National health targets perform a valuable role and should be retained, National health spokesman Michael Woodhouse says.
Master of Europe beyond the grave
Master of Europe beyond the grave
Mike Houlahan reviews Napoleon: Passion, Death, And Resurrection 1815-1840, by Philip Dwyer. Published by Bloomsbury.
$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling
$75,000 gets Baxter memorial fund rolling
The project to build a memorial for conscientious objector Archibald Baxter has received a $75,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.
New worm species on Rock and Pillar
New worm species on Rock and Pillar
It's not quite an invasion, but a new species of ''body snatcher'' has been found in Maniototo.
Demand for blood hits SDHB
Demand for blood hits SDHB
A $1million blow-out in the Southern District Health Board's budget for blood products is due to an unexpected surge in demand.
Work starting on emergency plan
Work starting on emergency plan
The Southern District Health Board will soon begin updating its emergency health plan, which expired last year.
Proposal to fund hep C treatment welcomed
Proposal to fund hep C treatment welcomed
Dunedin hepatitis C campaigner Hazel Heal has welcomed Pharmac’s proposal to fund a new treatment for the disease.
Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home
Chief ‘Atay’ portrait welcomed home
A young Ngai Tahu man who set off on his OE 183 years ago has finally returned home to Otago.
Minister reassures nurses
Minister reassures nurses
District health board chief executives will be held to account if safe staffing levels for nurses and midwives are not in place by 2021, Health Minister David Clark says.
Radiology reaccreditation move
Radiology reaccreditation move
Radiology facilities at the Southern District Health Board are a step closer to being reaccredited.
SDHB considering target
SDHB considering target
The Southern District Health Board is to explore following the Canterbury DHB in setting a 100-day target for elective appointments to take place.
Progress in nurses' dispute as union recommends offer
Progress in nurses' dispute as union recommends offer
An end to the long-running nurses' pay dispute may be in sight.
DHB to consider developing disability strategy
DHB to consider developing disability strategy
The Southern District Health Board is considering a proposal to develop a disability strategy for the region.
Physio Pool trust hopes to secure future with lease
Physio Pool trust hopes to secure future with lease
The trust which runs Dunedin's Physio Pool hopes to start talks soon with the Southern District Health Board, discussions which the trust hopes will secure the future of the facility.
Long-delayed maternity plan yet some way off
Long-delayed maternity plan yet some way off
The Southern District Health Board's (SDHB) much-delayed maternity plan is still weeks away from being revealed.
$13.5m budget blow-out by SDHB
$13.5m budget blow-out by SDHB
Meeting targets for elective surgery, plus the high cost of blood products have resulted in Southern District Health Board's annual deficit surging past $13 million.
NZDF nurses used during strike
NZDF nurses used during strike
Employment contract negotiations between nurses and DHBs resumed yesterday, during which it emerged Defence Force nurses were called in during the strike two weeks ago.
Bed shortage for psychogeriatric patients
Bed shortage for psychogeriatric patients
Elderly Dunedin people with mental health issues have been waiting for months to get specialised treatment due to a serious case of ''bed block'' in the city.
Experience informs IVF research
Experience informs IVF research
Dunedin 8-year-old Oliver Morgan, like thousands of other New Zealanders, owes his existence to assisted reproductive technology.